East St. Louis Deep Cutoff Wall Installation and Flood Mitigation Project
The United Sates Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), through Bauer Foundation Corp. (Bauer), is leading a slurry wall construction installation through a mainline Mississippi River levee in East St. Louis, Illinois. According to the USACE, without this deficiency-correction project, the levee is in danger of failing due to under-seepage or through-seepage during flood events. The deep wall construction is accomplished using a combination of clam shell and hydrocutter excavation. The wall panel construction extends up to 140 feet below the levee toe.
